Can anyone suggest a good shock-absorbing running shoe?

Eat F

Can anyone suggest a good shock-absorbing running shoe? My budget is around $100 or less

Answer
All running shoes made by top manufacturers will have plenty of shock absorbers. The most important thing is to get fitted into the right shoe. If you go to a specialty running store they should be able to watch you walk and determine whether you are a neutral runner, a pronator or a severe over pronator. After you distinguish what type of shoe you should wear, then pick one under that category that feels right.

With $100 you should be able to buy a top of the line shoe

Good Luck!

Bradman Fantasy Q:- Can Bradman keep this average under these circumstances to surpass Sachin?

DNTH

Here I am going to make a fair comparison between Sachin and Bradman to find out the best test batsman from Sir Bradman and (Sir) Bharath Rathnam Sachin.

These are the test international records of Bradman and Sachin

Bradman Mat Inns NO Runs Highest Average
âââââ__52_80__10__6996_334___99.94___
300 200 100 50 sixes
_2__12__29_13_6

Sachin Mat Inns N O. Runs Highest Average
ââââ_181_298_32__14965_248*_56.25____
300 200 100 50 sixes
_0__5___51_61_64

To keep this simple let's subtract the not out innings from the played innings of this two. Bcz when counting the average the not out innings will be ignored. Bradman (80-10= 70) Sachin (298-32=266)

Bradman has scored 6996 off 70 innings(out innings) and averaged 99.94
Sachin has scored 14965 off 266 innings(out innings) and averaged 56.25

Now it is unfair to compare a batsman who played 70 innings with some one who played 266. So let's level the play field. Let's imagine that Bradman will get an opportunity to play the same number of tests/innings Sachin has played. So he will have to play 129 more tests /196 more innings.
So to have a better record than Sachin, let's say Bradman have to score 1000 more runs(to have a better average than Sachin) and one more hundred and a fifty than Sachin after playing the same number of tests(181) and innings (266) as Sachin. In other words Bradman needs 15965(14965+1000) runs, 52 hundreds and 62 fifties. Plus 59 more sixes lolz! He dont need to score any more 200's or 300's bcz already he has scored more of them than Sachin. Got it?
Bradman has already scored 6996 runs of 70 innings. To have a better record and average than Sachin, Bradman needs to finish with 15965(14965+1000) runs in exact number of innings as Sachin (266). So he needs further 8969 runs in 196 innings.
So this is what exactly Bradman needs to finish with a step ahead of Sachin.
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8969 runs more in 196 innings with an average of 8969/196 = "45.76"
23 more 100's and 48 more 50's. Plus 59 more 6's.
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Bradman
NEEDS> Inns Runs Average 100 50 sixes
âââââ196_8969_45.76_23_48_59

So he needs to keep an average of 45.76 in those 196 innings to go ahead of Sachin. Sounds easy eh?
But he have to face lot of obstacles and new circumstances in those 196 innings. The same obstacles Sachin had to meet. So here are the advantages and disadvantages he will have .

ââDisadvantages (plenty)

1) He will have to play the same number of ODis that Sachin has played and have to keep the same average (or more) as Sachin. Minimum 45.16 average in 453 ODIs with 95 50's and 48 100's (or more). This is bcz Sachin averaged 56.25 in tests while having such a great record in ODIs. So Bradman has to do the same to level the playfield.

2) No more 8 ball overs or no any test matches lasting more than 5 days which certainly favored the batsmen in Bradman's days..

3) Now Bradman have to play world's greatest bowlers like Akram, Murali, Waqar, Walsh, Pollock, Malinga, Vaas, Zaheer, Kumble and many more. Not just some one like Harrald Lawood.

4) Bowlers will bowl using all the tools such as reverse swing which Bradman has never accustomed to.

5) Now Bradman have to play all his 196 innings outside Australia and England. He have to play in West Indies, Subcontinent, South Africa and many other various locations. So no more home doctored or accustomed conditions like in England or in his home Australia where he played most of his matches.

6) Now with the latest technology the batsmen have more chance of getting out by LBWs, Run outs and other ways. And also his opposite bowlers can figure out any of his weaknesses using the modern technology.

7) Have to hit 59 more sixes which will increase the chances of getting out.

8) No more free time between games. Got his work cut out like Sachin. A sheer busy schedule.

9) More competition between teams which will make it so difficult than the era he played.

ââAdvantages (Few)

1) No more uncovered pitches and the batsman can use helmets plus other safety equipments.

2) No more body-line bowling or dangerous field settings.

3) Just one bouncer allowed in an over.

You can add few more to those lists I guess.


So you see that he will have to face lot of obstacles and will have very few advantages. So can he keep the average of 45.76 under those circumstances to surpass Sachin and have the better record?

This thing will never happen in reality. So this is just a fantasy and an opinion based question. So what's your opinion. Will Sir Don Bradman fail or will he pass the test??????

Read carefully, take your time and answer. This question will be opened for at least four more days.
@Lomax I said "not just some one like Larwood". I meant that Bradman has to play not just one great bowler. He has to play many great bowlers. Ofcoz Larwood was one of the greatest on his era. So that's why I mentioned his name.
WG Grace was just an after thought. The best batsmen who have played in the game are Sachin and Bradman. I dont think any of the others can be even counted it.
@Bill P. I am not saying the batting was so easy or I am not taking any thing away from Bradman's brilliance. What I am doing was just sorting out the facts. I think that Joeblow has added some more I have missed.
@Lomax :- http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/4188.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting
You see here that Bradman played 15 outta his 52 matches against India South Africa and West indies. Those 3 teams have just started their careers and were minnows those days. So that is similar to Sachin played some test matches against Bangaldesh and Zimbabwe. So it is fair.

Bradman averaged 140+ against those 3 minnow teams and 89 against England. Similar to Sachin who also averaged higher against minnows like Bangaldesh and Zim's